After every practice, Coach Jeff Fisher stands in front of a Rams backdrop on the fields at Cal Lutheran University to speak with the media.

Behind the backdrop stands Kelsey Blosser,...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:05:00 PSTNFL report: Broncos plan to start Trevor Siemian against Titans if he has no setbacksAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-nfl-report-20161209-story.html
Trevor Siemian is on track to return to the Denver Broncos' starting lineup Sunday at Tennessee barring a setback.

Coach Gary Kubiak officially listed Siemian as 50-50 but indicated that if he shows up Saturday like he did Friday — without pain or soreness and able to move around — he'll be back...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:55:00 PSTOakland, Alameda County officials to vote on proposal for a new Raiders stadiumNathan Fennohttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-sn-oakland-raiders-stadium-20161209-story.html
In a bid to keep the Raiders from moving to Las Vegas, the Oakland City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on a term sheet with a group of developers that want to help build a $1.3-billion stadium for the team.

“This term sheet agreement puts Oakland in the running...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:45:00 PSTDonald Trump keeps financial ties to NBC reality show 'Celebrity Apprentice'Meg James, Stephen Battaglio, Melissa Etehadhttp://www.latimes.com/la-fi-ct-donald-trump-apprentice-credit-20161208-story.html
Television network NBC introduced former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the new star of “The New Celebrity Apprentice” at a media event Friday, but reporters were fixated on the boss who wasn’t in the room: President-elect Donald Trump.

Controversy swirled around Trump’s plans to retain his executive...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:40:00 PSTNo. 2 UCLA basketball looks to keep improving as it prepares to host MichiganBen Bolchhttp://www.latimes.com/la-sp-ucla-michigan-20161209-story.html
Steve Alford, usually first to meet with the media, was last, appearing about 20 minutes later than normal as he stepped out of a Pauley Pavilion corridor on Thursday.

UCLA’s basketball coach wasn’t running late so much as he had been held up. Four of his players wanted to spend extra time reviewing...

Beset by delays and vision inquiries, a doubleheader of title fights between featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar and Abner Mares and super-welterweight champion Jermall Charlo versus Julian...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:30:00 PSTA water deal that's bad for California's environmentThe Times Editorial Boardhttp://www.latimes.com/la-ed-boxer-feinstein-water-20161209-story.html
There is much for Southern Californians to like in departing U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s final bill — to authorize federal water projects — including funding to restore the Los Angeles River and to pay for various water storage and groundwater efforts.

And then there are the provisions Boxer’s colleague...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:55:00 PSTThe campaign is over, but Donald Trump still likes his ralliesMichael A. Memolihttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-pol-trump-rallies-20161209-story.html
Donald Trump has now been president-elect for a month. He celebrated Friday with not one, but two public rallies.

“There has never been a movement like this,” the man who will become the nation’s 45th president exalted as he basked in the adulation of supporters in Baton Rouge, La.

McMorris Rodgers, the highest ranking Republican woman in the House of Representatives, would...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:55:00 PSTPost-election, Trump closes 4 companies linked to Saudi ArabiaAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/la-fi-trump-companies-20161209-story.html
Corporate registrations in Delaware show that President-elect Donald Trump shut down some of his companies in the days after the election, including four companies that appeared connected to a possible Saudi Arabia business venture.

News of the move comes days before Trump is expected to describe...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:50:00 PSTEssential Politics: California law enforcement's new rules on gathering racial data, Boxer gives up the water filibusterhttp://www.latimes.com/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-201612-htmlstory.html
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:36:00 PSTCalifornia's venerable Field Poll closes its doors after seven decades of surveying votersJohn Myershttp://www.latimes.com/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-s-venerable-field-poll-1481325369-htmlstory.html
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:36:00 PSTAutomakers need to expedite Takata air bag recalls affecting 42 million cars, U.S. saysAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/la-fi-tn-takata-air-bags-20161209-story.html
The U.S. government is trying to get automakers to move faster to fix 42 million vehicles that are being recalled because of potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata.

Expressing renewed concern about the pace of the recall, which is the largest ever for the U.S. auto industry, officials...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:35:00 PSTObama orders full review of Russian hacking during the 2016 electionBrian Bennett, W.J. Henniganhttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-hacking-election-20161209-story.html
President Obama has ordered a full review of foreign-based digital attacks that U.S. intelligence agencies say were aimed at influencing this year’s presidential election, a top White House official said Friday.

The disclosure came after President-elect Donald Trump again dismissed a blunt U.S....

Fowler fills the last big hole left in the Cardinals lineup after moves made earlier in the off-season to shore...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:15:00 PSTStudent arrested on suspicion of sexual battery at San Jose State UniversityVeronica Rochahttp://www.latimes.com/la-me-ln-san-jose-state-sexual-battery-20161209-story.html
A San Jose State University student has been arrested following a series of six sexual batteries reported on the campus since Oct. 17, according to authorities.

The student, Huaien "David" Kong, 19, was taken into custody on suspicion of attacking a female victim at 4:25 p.m. Monday in the campus’...

]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:15:00 PSTToday in Entertainment: Marvel unveils 'Spider-Man' trailer, Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik duethttp://www.latimes.com/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-december-htmlstory.html
Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:14:00 PSTClinton won as many votes as Obama in 2012 - just not in the states where she needed them mostDavid Lauterhttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-pol-election-final-20161209-story.html
The final results of the 2016 presidential election look like this: Hillary Clinton got roughly the same number of votes that President Obama received four years ago en route to his reelection, but she nonetheless lost the presidency to Donald Trump, who came in at least 2.7 million votes behind...
]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:10:00 PSTMore than 20,000 sign petition to recall socialist Seattle councilwoman who urged Trump protestsRick Andersonhttp://www.latimes.com/la-na-seattle-city-council-recall-2016-story.html
She’s the first socialist elected to the Seattle City Council in 100 years, and she campaigned on a platform that included rent control, a revenue-raising tax on millionaires and a $15-an-hour minimum wage. Now, Kshama Sawant is raising eyebrows well beyond the Northwest.